Investigation of solvation effects on iron(II) and iron(III) salt solutions by X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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X Ray
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The effects of solvation on iron salts has been studied by in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). It was seen that the solvated iron is significantly different from the solid precursor when dissolved in a variety of common solvents. Changes in the chemical and electronic properties of the solvated species make it essential to understand what is happening in solution prior to choosing appropriate reference materials for the interpretation of X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) data. An understanding of the complexity of analyzing liquid systems by XAS is gained from this research.